2,687 kg of cannabis seized from timber truck in Misiones; 2 held
Gendarmería Nacional Argentina seized 2,687 kilos of cannabis hidden in wooden crates inside a timber truck at Paraje Centinela, Misiones. The two Argentine occupants travelling from 9 de Julio to San Fernando were detained under drug law 23.737.
🇦🇷 Paraje Centinela, Ruta Nacional 14 km 785, Misiones · Argentina
Gendarmería Nacional Argentina seizedcannabis sativa hidden in a truck carrying
eucalyptus and pine wood during a check at kilometre 785 of National Route 14 at
Paraje Centinela, Misiones.[1][2]The operation was directed by the Ministry of
National Security.[1]
Authorities described it as the third large marijuana seizure detected in the
littoral region using the same concealment method.[1]The drug was carried in
a semi-trailer boarded up with eucalyptus and pine wood.[1]In the early
morning, officers of Reinforced Section San José, under Squadron 8 Alto Uruguay,
were conducting checks at kilometre 785 of National Route 14 at Paraje Centinela
when they inspected a general-cargo truck.[1][2]The truck was travelling from 9
de Julio in Misiones to San Fernando in Buenos Aires province.[1]The vehicle
was occupied by two men of Argentine nationality.[1]At dawn, officers stopped
a transport that had departed from 9 de Julio, Misiones.[3]
The mobile scanner found anomalies consistent with hidden packages among the
wood load, and narcotics detection dog León reacted positively.[1]Detector
dog León gave a positive marking that confirmed the officers’ suspicions.[3]With the intervention of the Federal Court and Federal Prosecutor of Posadas,
the truck was taken to the unit for a more thorough inspection.[1]Officers
found six large pressure-built sawn-wood crates fitted between bales of
machimbre, holding 2,836 rectangular and shapeless packages containing cannabis
sativa.[1]Field Narcotest tests confirmed the substance, with a total weight
of 2,687 kilos46 grams.[1][2]
Authorities ordered seizure of the drug, the vehicle with its trailer and three
mobile phones.[1][2]The two truck occupants were detained for violating Law
23.737, with the participation of the International Centre for Analysis of
Complex Crime on the Border.[1][2]
The packages found inside six crates of sawed timber were packed in black nylon bags.[4]La Nación reported that the drug and the truck with its trailer were held at the squadron headquarters, at the disposal of the Federal Court of Posadas.[4]
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Argentina.gob.arargentina.gob.arESTransportaba más de dos toneladas y media de marihuana encofrado con madera de eucalipto y pino
Los Primeros TVlosprimeros.tvESMisiones: incautan más de 2.600 kilos de marihuana ocultos en un cargamento de madera
LA NACIONlanacion.com.arESSecuestran el tercer cargamento de droga en una semana oculto en camiones cargados de listones de madera
Open questions the AI reported
The release gives no separate date for the roadside check; 17 December 2025 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The two detained men are not named and no ages or later charges or court outcome are reported.
No street value for the 2,687.046 kg of cannabis was published.
The second outlet account repeats the official Gendarmerie version and credits Misiones Online, so no fully independent account was found.
The exact checkpoint is kilometre 785 at Paraje Centinela; coordinates use the nearby town centre of San José with locality precision.
The release calls this the third large littoral seizure under the same timber-crate modality; the two earlier seizures in that series are separate events not merged here.
The submitted release and La Nación do not say whether the two detained men were charged or brought before a judge after the detention.
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